1st May in Barnaul, Siberia

Siberian · #1 Posted **May 12, 2007, 2:06 PM**

No, it's not a photothread about the communist holiday (1st May), just a nice day when I walked with my camera.

I like the days in May when the young leafs at the woods and there is not as hot still, like in some summer hot days...

Let's begin from the hollywood-like letters BARNAUL at the city entry, as looking from the new bridge.

City view looking from the bridge

Recently opened Parus Business Centre

a sort of skyline

One of the central streets

Znamenskaya Church and modern view...

In this walking I have found this neglected house

looks interesting to me

It would be great if they would reconstruct it...

One of the old trade streets

Pomestie Shopping Centre

A wooden house at a street's corner in the old town

One of the oldest survived department store in Barnaul, opened in the pre-revolutionary times, called Krasny (Red), just because of bricks colour

In an alley

Ulitka Hotel

Korolenko Street

A 19th century house

The tulips

Here is located City Duma (City Hall)

Anatoliya St.

A nicely restorated building

I like such contrasts

Another quiet street

the old wooden houses district

But city's growing, so some of them is demolshing gradually. It's OK, because there are many of them still in the city centre.

Some residential buildings at Partizanskaya Str.

The Lenin Avenue Boulevard.

A cafe with mexican cuisine

and finally...

SrbijaCG · #2 Posted **May 12, 2007, 3:44 PM**

Very nice photos, Siberian. I've seen Barnaul before, also from your threads about it, and each time it looks better & better

This is a beautiful waterfront, hope to see some sort of skyline rise there in the coming years!

I gotta start saving money for my long-planned Trans-Siberian trip, from Vladivostok to Moscow.

Siberian · #3 Posted **May 12, 2007, 4:38 PM**

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Very nice photos, Siberian. I've seen Barnaul before, also from your threads about it, and each time it looks better & better

Yeah, I think so!

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I gotta start saving money for my long-planned Trans-Siberian trip, from Vladivostok to Moscow.

Unfortunately, Barnaul isn't on Trans-Siberian railroad, it's located 230 km south of it.

LouisianaRush · #4 Posted **May 12, 2007, 3:52 PM**

I love the colors. I hope they save the wooden homes. The Mexican Restaurant in the middle of Siberia is odd. The Mexicans are taking over the world. ;-)

Evergrey · #5 Posted **May 12, 2007, 10:10 PM**

top notch photo tour... keep 'em comin'!

BnaBreaker · #6 Posted **May 12, 2007, 10:20 PM**

What an interesting city! I'd love to visit.

yumiko ^.^ · #7 Posted **May 13, 2007, 2:53 AM**

That's one of the most interesting cities I ever seen!

204 · #8 Posted **May 13, 2007, 3:36 AM**

Very interesting! Not what I was expecting at all.

Out of curiousity I google mapped it: Barnaul, Russia

boden · #9 Posted **May 13, 2007, 1:34 PM**

Very beautiful....and exotic. Excellent post!

Siberian · #10 Posted **May 14, 2007, 5:12 AM**

Thanks for the nice replies!

pip · #11 Posted **May 14, 2007, 6:12 AM**

Cool, thanks for the pictures. I assume this is your city. I love pictures that bring out the character of the place. Good job and great set. Nice city.

Siberian · #12 Posted **May 14, 2007, 7:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by pip

Cool, thanks for the pictures. I assume this is your city. I love pictures that bring out the character of the place. Good job and great set. Nice city.

Thanks.
Sure, this is my city. I was born in Barnaul and still live here. These are the places on the photos in my city where I like to walk. There are many another interesting places in my city for sure, but that wasn't my purpose to show all of them.

ChrisLA · #13 Posted **May 14, 2007, 12:53 PM**

Cool, I see there are quite a few nice cars in many of your photographs. How do the average person afford them? I was under the impression the economy wasn't that good, and salaries aren't that high.

Siberian · #14 Posted **May 14, 2007, 1:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by ChrisLA

Cool, I see there are quite a few nice cars in many of your photographs. How do the average person afford them? I was under the impression the economy wasn't that good, and salaries aren't that high.

Yes, our region (Altai Krai) is less wealthy than the neighbours in the West Siberia. There are not high salaries etc. But anyway. Barnaul is the capital of region and there are much private businesses. So those businessmen may afford those cars.

I myself have no car still (I'm not a businessman

). If I will stay in Barnaul further I would buy a used Japan car like Toyota Corolla, it's possible for me to buy it on credit.

Sacto · #15 Posted **May 14, 2007, 6:26 AM**

Awesome tour! Thanks!

flar · #16 Posted **May 14, 2007, 12:56 PM**

Great photos. Some wild architecture in this city.

DruidCity · #17 Posted **May 14, 2007, 1:14 PM**

Very nice looking place.

The two things that surprise me are the Mexican restaurant and what appears to be white-painted bases of trees on Lenin Avenue.
I've seen a few rural (usually black) people paint the bases of their trees white like that here, but I didn't know people did that in other countries.

Siberian · #18 Posted **May 14, 2007, 1:26 PM**

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what appears to be white-painted bases of trees on Lenin Avenue.
I've seen a few rural (usually black) people paint the bases of their trees white like that here, but I didn't know people did that in other countries.

Nice question! You know... I don't know why they do it

Maybe for some disinfection after spring?

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So where's the snow?

j/k

This is May

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I remember many of the buildings from your previous threads.

This is great that you remember some of them already!